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After initially rejecting the idea and voting against it, the Federal Government is pushing to get a royal commission into abuse in the disability sector up and running with a sense of urgency. The Minister for Social Services released draft terms of reference indicating the Royal Commission ...

Competition is firmly on the political radar as the federal election looms, with both sides of politics spruiking measures to crack down on big banks and energy companies Labor has announced a plan to make the competition watchdog the ACCC review corporate mergers across the economy. It comes ...

Financial counsellors have welcomed pledges from both Labor and the Coalition for increased support for crisis services. The Banking Royal Commission highlighted financial counselling as a vital community service, and one that was struggling under the weight of demand. ...

With a federal election around the corner, the major parties are in a race to see who can produce the toughest response to the Hayne Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking and Financial Services Sector. Today the Opposition Leader Bill Shorten pledged a $640 million dollar Fairness Fund ...

The shocking revelations of The Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry have called into question the motivations of the boards driving Australia's big banks and businesses. This has caused key commentators to question whether the ...